2025屆新疆維吾爾自治區(qū)克拉瑪依市第十三中學英語高三上期末檢測模擬試題含解析

2025屆新疆維吾爾自治區(qū)克拉瑪依市第十三中學英語高三上期末檢測模擬試題請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．---Thankyouforremindingmeofthetime,orIlatefortheflightyesterday.---Don’tmentionit.A．willhavebeen B．wouldhavebeenC．mustbe D．couldbe2．E-shopping,whenproperly_____,cansaveusalotoftimeandenergy.A．done B．doing C．todo D．isdone3．—Whydidyoulet____kidsoffthistime?—Ijustwanttogivethem____secondchance．A．/;the B．the;/ C．the;the D．the;a4．—Ihavegotaheadache.—Nowonder.You___infrontofthatcomputertoolong.A．work B．a(chǎn)reworkingC．havebeenworking D．worked5．If________intheelevator,pleasepresstheemergencybuttonimmediately.A．trappedB．trappingC．havingtrappedD．tobetrapped6．Afireworksdisplaywasorganized________theQueen’sbirthday.A．tomarkB．markedC．havingmarkedD．beingmarked7．Muirsucceeds______otherdesignershavefailed—herclothesareOriginal,yetstylish.A．that B．what C．which D．where8．Thelanguageinthecompany’sstatementishighly________,thusmakingitsstaffconfused.A．a(chǎn)mbiguousB．a(chǎn)pparentC．a(chǎn)ppropriateD．a(chǎn)ggressive9．Howcome?Ican’tfindmykey.Ijustleftit________ithadbeen.A．where B．whichC．when D．how10．Thehigh-anxietyfocusonreadingscoremayhavenarrowedstudent________toknowledgeabouttheworldthatcanimprovetheirreading.A．idea B．a(chǎn)id C．belief D．a(chǎn)ccess11．Howcomeeverykidtodayismeanttobeachampionforsomething_____weknoweverykidcan’tbeastar?A．incaseB．a(chǎn)sifC．whenD．unless12．Hehasmadelittlepreparationfortheinterview,sothechanceofhimsucceedinginitis.A．slimB．fantasticC．obviousD．gentle13．－WhataboutinvitingTracytohosttheparty?－Goodidea!Sheisveryquickinmind.Oh,_______,hereshecomes.A．don’tpullmyleg B．a(chǎn)littlebirdtoldmeC．speakofthedevil D．it’sapieceofcake14．Weallknowthatgoodresults________foryouwhenyoustartdoingthingsyoulove.A．a(chǎn)rewaitingB．havewaitedC．havebeenwaitingD．willbewaiting15．．Althoughitinthedesertmostoftheyear,peoplestilllivethere．A．doesn’train B．didn’train C．hasn’trained D．hadn’trained16．Withoutourteam’sgreateffort,theartexhibitionlastweek______suchagreatsuccess.A．wouldn’tbe B．won’tbe C．wouldn’thavebeen D．won’thavebeen17．--Catherine,Ihavecleanedtheroomforyou.---Thanks.You_______it.Icouldmanageitmyself.A．needn’tdo B．shouldn’thavedone C．mustn’tdo D．needn’thavedone18．Whetherthebuildingsinthisareashouldbepulleddownhasremained____；peoplearestilllookingforotherpossiblesolutions.A．unchallenged B．relevantC．controversial D．contradictory19．IntermsofMrs.Meng’sbeingarrestedwithoutsolidevidence,thewesternmediahas_____publicattentionawayfromwhereitshouldbe,thatis,theruleoflaw.A．transformedB．shiftedC．a(chǎn)ttractedD．changed20．一WhichT—shirtdoyoulikebest?一．Theyarebothoutoffashionandexpensive．A．None B．Neither C．Any D．Both第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）TheadventofwarmweatherhereinMainecallsforaseasonalritualthat,forme,putsanendtowinter—fetchingthewoodenscreendoor.NotethatIwrote“wooden”.Thealuminummodelsjustwon’tdoit—theyclosetooneatlyandkeeptheirperfectformfordecades.Inthe1960s,atimeofimperfection,therewasnoperfecthouse,noperfectcar,noperfectkidsorparents.Whyshouldascreendoorbeanexception?Igrewupwithmysiblingsinaworking-classneighborhoodinNewJersey.Whenthewarmweatherarrived,mydadwouldpulloutthewoodenscreendoorandinstallitoverthebackdoor,whichcouldthenbeleftwideopen,admittingarefreshingbreeze(wehadnoairconditioning).MyfatherwasaMr.Fix-it,sokeepingthescreendoorserviceablewasoneofhishobbies.Everyfewyearshegaveitafreshcoatofpaintandfixeditabit.Idistinctlyrememberhimputtingthelastscrewinthelasthinge(鉸鏈),andswingingthedoorshutwitha“crack!”Agood,woodenscreendoor,unsightlyasitwas,hadaninvaluablefunctionintheageofthestay-at-homemom:Italertedhertothecomingandgoingofthekids.Mysiblings,andmyfriendsraninandoutofthehouse,tearingthescreendooropenandlettingitslapshutbehindus.Ahundredtimesaday.Itwasallgood,andmymomnevercomplainedaboutthenoise,becausethatwasthepurposeofawoodenscreendoor—toslamshutandtherebyannouncethatherchildrenwerewithinearshot.Severalyearsago,inafitofnostalgia(懷舊),Iwentshoppingforawoodenscreendoor.Iwasdisappointedinthechoicesavailable.Theylookedabittoosolid,toowellmade.ButIfoundoneonline,andwithinaweekitwasdeliveredtomydoorstep.Thefirmhadsentmeonewiththewrongdimensions,soIaskedmycarpentertomakethenecessaryadjustments.Ozzieworkedawayatitforacoupleofhoursuntilhegotittositneatlyinitsframe.Igaveitatest:Ipulleditopenandletgo.Itclosedinalazyfashion.“Notgood,”Ipronounced.“Pleaseremovetheautomaticdoorcloserandadjustthedoorsoitswingsshutwithagoodcrack.”O(jiān)zziewentabouthisworkandashortwhilelaterthetaskwasdone.Thedoorwasuneveninitsframe,andthescreennolongerlayflat.ButwhenIpulledopenthedoorandreleasedit,thethingclappedshutlikearifleshot.“Whatdoyouthink?”Iasked.“Itlookslikehell,”saidOzzie.“Butitsoundslikeheaven,”Isaid.AndI,beingtheownerofthedoor—andthememory—hadthefinalword.1、Whatparticularfunctiondidthewoodenscreendoorperforminthewriter’schildhood?A．Itfunctionedasanairconditionerinsummer.B．Ithelpedsharpenhisfather’srepairingskills.C．Itwasmorelikeatoythatkidsoftenplayedwith.D．ItmadeMomawarethatthekidswerecloseby.2、Thereasonwhythewriteraskedthecarpentertocontinuetoadjustthedooristhat________.A．thedoorwasnottherightsizefortheframeB．thedoorwaspoorlymadethatitdidn’tsuithimC．hewantedtoseehowthedoorwassupposedtoshutD．hewasdeterminedtoseizetheownershipofthedoor3、Whatdoesthewoodenscreendoormeantothewriternow?A．Itisareminderoftheimperfectthings.B．Itisasymbolofhismemoryofsummer.C．Itisacontributortothebetterlifeheleads.D．Itisanantiqueworthcherishinginthemuseum.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ThegoodolddaysaregoneB．NeverjudgeadoorbyitsappearanceC．SummerannouncesitselfwithacrackD．Everysingleimperfectionaddstobeauty22．（8分）Lastyearmarkedthe100thanniversaryoftheendofWorldWarI.Therewereeventsaroundtheworldinmemoryofthosewhodiedintheconflict.WehavepickedoutthreeoftheminEuropeancountries.Let'stakealook.BelgiumInapark,thefamousBelgianartistKoenVanmechelenhadanexhibitioncalledComingWorld,RememberMe.Theworkconsistedof600,000individual(個別的)claysculptures,oneforeachpersonkilledduringtheWorldWar.Inthecenteroftheexhibitionwasabigeggmadeofclay,symbolizinganewworld.UKInasmalltowncalledAldridge,almost100housesinonestreetwerecoveredwith24,000poppiesandstatuesofsoldiers.Theystoodforthemenfromtheareawhohadbeenkilledinthewar.TheflowerswerechosenbecauseofapoemwrittenbytheCanadiandoctorJohnMcCreain1915.Theymadepeoplethinkoffieldsofblood.FranceTheBritishartistGuyDenningarrivedinLaFeuille,asmalltowninthenorthwestofFrance,tosticklife-sizedrawingsofsoldierswhonevercamebackhome.Armedwithglueandabrush,Denningstuckhisdrawingscarefullyonwalls.Beforelong112men,mainlyyoungadults,werebroughtbacktomind,ifnottolife.1、WhatdoweknowaboutComingWorld,RememberMe?A．It'sthenameofanexhibition. B．It'safilmaboutWorldWarI.C．It'saworkstandingforpeace. D．It'sasculpturemadeofclay.2、Whywerepoppieschosentosymbolizethedeadsoldiers?A．TheBritishpeoplepreferredthem. B．Theyshowedthecrueltyofwar.C．ACanadiandoctorsuggestedthem. D．Thefieldswerefilledwiththem.3、HowwastheendofWorldWarImarkedinFrance?A．Amemorialtothedeadsoldierswasbuilt.B．112woundedsoldiersinthewarwerehelped.C．Drawingsofsomedeadsoldierswereputup.D．Youngadultswereencouragedtojointhearmy.23．（8分）Areyouaproblemshopper?Theansweris“Yes”,ifyouorsomeoneelsethinksthatyousometimesgetcarriedawaywithshopping.Inotherwords,doyouordoessomeoneelsethinkyouareoccupiedinextremeshopping?Ifpeoplehaveregretslaterabouttheirshopping,orhavean“out-of-control”feelingaboutthequantitiesofwhattheybuyortheamountofcredittheyuse,theymaybeconsideredtobeproblemshoppers.Extremeshoppingcanleadtoamoreseriousproblem—addictiveshopping.Addictiveshoppersfeeldrivenbythedesiretoshopandspendmoney.Theyexperiencegreattensionwhichdrivesthemtoshopandspendmoneyandtheyfeela“rush”duringthetimetheyareoccupiedwiththeshoppingactivity.Extremeoraddictiveshoppingmayresultfromlong-timeunpleasantfeelings,ofwhichanxiety,painandshamearecommonones.Whenwefeelbadinside,weoftendosomethingtomakeourselvesfeelbetter.Inthiscase,weoftengoshopping.Afewpeopleshoptorelievetheirboredomoremptiness.Forsomepeople,themotivationisadesireforstatus,power,beautyorsuccess.Somelovetoshopasitmakesthemfeelvaluedintheeyesoftheshopassistants.Othersshopsimplybecauseitmakesthemforget,atleasttemporarily,tension,fearorunhappinessintheirlife.Besides,shoppingmallsaredesignedtoencouragecontinualshopping.Forinstance,therearesomemallswhereyoucan’tseeclocksdisplayingthetimebecausetheydon’twantyoutobecometooawareofthetimeyouspendthere.What’smore,foodcourts,coffeeshopsandrestroomsareprovided,soyoudon’thavetoleavethemallbecauseofyourphysicalneeds.Therefore,onceyoubecomeawareofhowmarketforceswork,youwillcertainlycometocontrolyourshoppingbehavior.Forexample,howmuchtimeyouwillspendandwhatareasyouwillvisitcanbedecidedbeforeyouenterthemall.Keepawrittenaccountofwhatitemsyouwillbuyandhowmuchmoneyyouwillspend.Makeaplanforwhatyouaregoingtobuybeforeyoufeeltheurgetoshopandthensticktoit.Thatisvitalforgainingself-control.1、Whichofthefollowingpeoplemaynotbeproblemshoppers?A．Thosewhocannotcontroltheamountofcredittheyuse.B．Thosewhojustwalkaroundtheshoppingmalls.C．Thosewhoareoccupiedintoomuchshopping.D．Thosewhofeelsorryfortheirshopping.2、Accordingtothepassage,whatmaynotresultinaddictiveshopping?A．Theawarenessofhowmarketforceswork.B．Thedesireforstatus,power,beautyorsuccess.C．Boredom,emptiness,tension,fearorunhappinessinpeople’slife.D．Long-timebadfeelingsofanxiety,painandshame.3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggesttocontrolourshoppingbehaviour?A．Nevergoingtotheshoppingmallsbecausetherearemanytricks.B．Applyingforacreditcardbeforewegoshopping.C．Makingtheshoppingtimeasshortaspossible.D．Makingashoppinglistbeforewegoshopping.4、Theauthorwritesthispassageto_______.A．informtheshoppingmallshowtoattractmoreshoppersB．scoldtheproblemshoppersC．providesolutionstotheproblemshoppingD．tellashoppingstory24．（8分）Statisticsoftensoundslikeadrysubject,butsometimesit’snecessarytotakeastatisticscoursetogetthecorrectanswertothisproblem.Takethefollowingcaseforexample:afootballscout(球探）hearsofaplayerwhohaspoweredhisteamtoagoodwin-lossrecord.Hiscoachesthinkhe’soneofthemosttalentedplayersthey’veseen.Butthescoutisunimpressedbytheonepracticegameheseeshimin;hetellshismanagerit’snotworthtryingtorecruit(錄用）theplayer.Mostsportsfanswouldthinkthatwasaprettyfoolishdecision,right?Athleticperformanceismuchtoovariabletobaseanimportantjudgmentonsuchasmallsample.Butconsiderthisproblem:anemployergetsanapplicationfromajuniorexecutive(主管人員）withanexcellentcollegerecordandstrongreferencesfromhiscurrentemployer.Theemployerinterviewstheapplicantandisunimpressed.Theemployertellshiscolleaguesthatit’snotworthwhilerecruitinghim.Mostpeopleregardthisasareasonablesortofdecision.Butitisn’t.Countlessstudiesshowthattheunstructured30-minuteinterviewisvirtuallyworthlessasapredictoroflong-termperformancebyanycriteriathathavebeenexamined.Inbothcases,predictionsbasedonreferences-schoolreports,priorperformance,lettersofrecommendation-givea65-75%chanceofchoosingthebetterofthetwo.Whydowegettheathleticproblemrightandtheemploymentproblemwrong?Becauseinthecaseofthejob,unlikeforathleticperformance,wehaven’tseenhundredsofcandidatesininterviewsofaparticulartypeandseenhowwellperformanceintheinterviewcorrespondstoultimate(最終的）performanceinthesettingwe’reconcernedabout.Wehaven’tseenthattheguywholookslikeafoolintheinterviewturnsouttobecleveronthejobandtheguywhodoeswellintheinterviewturnsouttobeaverage.Theonlywaytoseethattheinterviewisn’tgoingtobeworthmuchistobeabletoapplythe“l(fā)awoflargenumbers”，whichassiststherecognitionthataninterviewrepresentsaverysmallsampleofbehavior.Thebottomline:there’ssafetyinnumbers.Themorerecommendationsapersonhas,themorepositivetheoutcomeislikelytobefortheemployer.Considerthejobinterview:it’snotonlyatinysample,it’snotevenasampleofjobbehaviorbutofsomethingelseentirely.Psychologicaltheoryanddatashowthatweareincapableoftreatingtheinterviewdataaslittlemorethanunreliablegossip.It’sjusttoocompelling(強迫性的）thatwe’velearnedalotfromthose30minutes.Myrecommendationisnottointerviewatallunlessyou’regoingtodevelopaninterviewprotocol(體系),withthehelpofaprofessional,whichisbasedoncarefulanalysisofwhatyouarelookingforinajobcandidate.Andthenaskexactlythesamequestionsofeverycandidate.It’shardertodevelopsuchaprotocolthanyoumightguess.Butitcanreallypayoff.1、Thecasesinthefirsttwoparagraphsaremeantto_____.A．illustratetheinfluenceoffansB．showtheweaknessesofscoutsC．a(chǎn)ttachimportancetointerviewsD．introducethetopicofthepassage2、Theauthorbelievesthat____.A．thesettinginthejobinterviewistooartificialtobeconvincingB．a(chǎn)successfulcandidateusuallyusestrickstocoverhisrealcharactersC．a(chǎn)smallsampleisnotenoughtomakeageneralizedjudgementofacandidateD．thenumberofcandidateshasn’tsatisfiedtherequirementsforajobinterview3、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowemployeesareselectedB．WherestatisticsareavailableC．WhyjobinterviewsarepointlessD．Whenrecommendationsareneeded25．（10分）Findingtruelovecanbepreytoughforalotofpeople,butaladyfromafairlywell-knownSanFranciscoadvertisingagencyseemstothinkmoneyhelps.Sheisoffering$10,000toanyofherfriendswhocanintroducehertoherMr.Right.Shewantstofindherfuturehusbandthroughthisway.Theunnamedhusbandseekerwhosentouttheemailhadjustfinishedreadingthebest-sellingbooknamedLeanIn.Itwas11p.m.onaSundaynightandsherealizedthiswasthesecondself-helpbookshehadreadinthemonth.Shewasstillsingle.Thingswerenotlookingfine,buttherewashopeforherstill.Ifthebookhadtaughtheranything,itwasthatsheneededtotakeamorepositiveroleinfindinglove.Afterall,ifshewantedtogetabetterjob,shewouldn’tjustsitoutsideanemployer’sbuildingandwaitforsomeonetoofferittoher,sowhyshouldfindingahusbandbeanydifferent?Butinsteadofgoingoutandmeetingnewpeopleshedecidedtowriteanemailtoallherfriends,offeringtogivethem$10,000onherweddingdayifanyofthemmanagedtointroducehertoherfuturehusband.“IamwritingyoutodaybecauseI’vedecidedtomakeanaggressiveactionplanonfindingthemanthatIgettohangoutwithforever,”thewomanwritesinheremail.“Introducingmetomyhusbandisjustnothighonyourto-dolist.ButIthinkIhaveanideathatmightchangethat…”Youguessedit,andthisiswheresheofferstorewardher“closestfriends”withcoldhardcash.“Iwillpersonallygivetenthousanddollarstothefriendwhointroducesmetomyhusband.”Hereishowtheprogramworks:Step1:Yousetmeuponadatewithaman.Step2:Imarrythatman.Step3:Igiveyou$10,000onmyweddingday.Iknowyou’rethinkingthatthisisnuts.Justplaincrazy.‘Youcanfindahusbandwithoutgiving$10,000.’Wellforstarters,thankyou!I’mhappy.”1、Whatdoestheladyoffer$10,000toanyofherfriendsfor?A．Celebratingthefactthatshehasmadeadecisiontofindahusband.B．Checkingthepowerofmoneyamonghercircleoffriends.C．EncouragingherfriendstohelpfindherMr.Right.D．Sharingherhappinessofhavingfoundtruelove.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“nuts”meaninthelastparagraph?A．deliciousB．sensibleC．a(chǎn)ngryD．foolish3、What’sthepurposeoftheauthor’smentioninggettingabetterjobinParagraph2?A．Tostresstheimportanceoffindingagoodjob.B．Tostresstheimportanceoftakingapositiveattitude.C．Toshowthatwaitingpatientlyisnecessarytogetajob.D．Tostatethatweneedtobepatientbeforeajobisoffered.4、Whatkindofpersondoyouthinktheladyis?A．AdventurousB．ImaginativeC．ConsiderateD．Polite第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）PerhapsbecauseIwascitykid,myexposuretowildlifewaslimited.That1whenImovedtothewoodedhillsofOregonmanyyearslater.Forthefirsttime,I2animalcommunities.Oneevening,anursingraccoon(浣熊)withfourkids3Sheextendedhertinypaw4askingforsomefood.Iwasattractedbytheircuteness,soI5putoutaservingoffreshcatfoodandwater.She6thenextevening.Andthenext.Allwaswelluntilthewildlifebeganbehaving7Theraccoonsstartedcryingnoisily.Theycouldbe8throughouttheentirevalley.Afewdayslater,ourhomeownersassociation(業(yè)主協(xié)會)newsletterarrivedinthemail.Amongthe9announcementsofgaragesalescameagentlereminderthatfeedingthewildlifewasnota(n)10thingtodo.Myfacebecameredwith11asIreadtheletter.I’dbeenfoundout!Iwasnowidentifiedasthe12maker!Iwentdownstairstodiscussthematterwithmyhusband.“I’mnot13thattheassociationhascomeupwithapolicyaboutit.Theymusthavegotten14,”hesaid.“OK,I’mgoingto15feedingtheanimals,”Isaid.AlthoughItoldmyselfthatthewildlifearoundmewould16withoutcatfood,Ifeltguilty.Latethatnight,Iwalkedslowlyintothekitchenforasnack.Thenasceneoutside17myattention:There,onthehillside,wasmyneighbor.Shewas18twodeerinthecold.Anotheranimal19,Ithought.Evenwell-intentionedneighborhoodassociationscan’tcontrolourhumanimpulse(沖動)to20withwildcreaturesandthenaturalworld.1、A．happened B．grew C．changed D．started2、A．built B．met C．caught D．ignored3、A．a(chǎn)ppeared B．waited C．shouted D．slept4、A．evenif B．onlyif C．ifonly D．a(chǎn)sif5、A．secretly B．instantly C．directly D．suddenly6、A．remained B．left C．settled D．returned7、A．wildly B．politely C．stupidly D．naturally8、A．seen B．recognized C．heard D．hunted9、A．special B．usual C．simple D．exact10、A．suitable B．noble C．valuable D．enjoyable11、A．disappointment B．embarrassment C．sadness D．eagerness12、A．decision B．tool C．trouble D．policy13、A．surprised B．satisfied C．delighted D．concerned14、A．requirements B．expectations C．a(chǎn)greements D．complaints15、A．stop B．keep C．delay D．consider16、A．survive B．practice C．suffer D．compete17、A．escaped B．a(chǎn)ttracted C．deserved D．a(chǎn)voided18、A．pulling B．washing C．protecting D．feeding19、A．trainer B．watcher C．lover D．owner20、A．connect B．play C．live D．work第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）OncewhenKevinwassellinghatsunderabigtree,themonkeysonthetreepickedsomehatsandputthemon.Kevintook1．hisownhatandthrewitontotheground.Thestupidmonkeysalsothrewtheirhats!Kevincollectsallthehatsandleft2．(happy).Fiftyyearslater,youngTony,grandsonofKevin,alsosoldhatsfora3．(live).Afteralongwalk,Tonywastired,soheputhisbagofhatsbesidehimandlaydownunderabigtree.Hesoonfellasleep.Whenhewokeup,Tony4．(find)thattherewasn’tanyhatsleftinhisbag!Tonylookedupandfoundsomemonkeysinthetree5．(wear)hishats.Tonydidn’tknowwhat6．(do).Thenherememberedthestoryofhisgrandfather.“Yes!Icanmakethese7．(fool)monkeysreturnallmyhats!”saidTony.Tonythenwaved,and8．didthemonkeys.Tonystarteddancing,andthemonkeysweredancing,9．.Tonythrewhishatontheground…Justthen,oneofthemonkeysjumpeddownfromthetree,pickedup10．hatandsaidtoTony,“Doyouthinkonlyyouhadagrandfather?”第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假如英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處；每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加，刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。WheneverIgotoapostoffice,Ialwaysfindmyselfinlinebehindsomeonewhomhasmuchbusinesstodo.Oneday,Ihadtobuysomestamp,butIhadtowaitbehindanoldlady.FeelingthatIcouldnotstandwaitinginsoalineanylonger,Idecidedtojoinanotherone.Theyseemedtwiceaslongasthefirstline,andasleastitwasmoving.ItturnedouttobetheworsechoiceIhadevermade.AssoonasIlostmyplaceinthefirstline,theoneIjoinedslowedtoastop.Ihadnochoicebutwait.At